Species

Phenacogrammus interruptus

A drab fish store purchase that transforms into something genuinely spectacular at home.

Pyrrhulina spilota

A slender Peruvian gem with surprisingly complex spawning behavior for its size.

Trochilocharax ornatus

A scaleless micro-tetra with internal fertilization and serious personality for its size.

Hyphessobrycon haraldschultzi

A rare Araguaia gem that rewards patient schooling setups with vivid red coloring.

Hemigrammus bellottii

A small, nimble Amazonian tetra with a distinctive body marking worth looking twice at.

Moenkhausia pittieri

Sold as a dull juvenile, it matures into something that genuinely sparkles.

Brachychalcinus orbicularis

A coin-shaped schooling tetra that holds its own in a lively community tank.

Distichodus decemmaculatus

A rare dwarf from the Congo that actually stays small enough for a community tank.

Nannostomus marginatus

Tiny, boldly striped pencilfish that thrives in groups and rewards patient keepers.

Hyphessobrycon ecuadoriensis

A peaceful Ecuadorian tetra from shaded forest pools, rarely seen in the trade.

Micralestes acutidens

A sleek African tetra that shares its wild home with the fearsome tigerfish.

Hyphessobrycon amandae

Tiny, flame-colored schooler that glows in a planted tank.

Phenacogrammus major

A peaceful Congo basin schooler that rewards keepers willing to do their homework.

Petitella georgiae

The rummy-nose lookalike that rewards those who learn to tell it apart.

Hyphessobrycon simulatus

A rarely seen French Guiana tetra that rewards patient hobbyists with graceful schooling behavior.

Hemigrammus unilineatus

A peaceful shoaler from South America that rewards patient keepers with easy breeding.

Hyphessobrycon flammeus

A fiery Rio native that glows brightest when kept in a proper group.

Hemigrammus pulcher

A peaceful, colorful little tetra that thrives in numbers and suits most community tanks.

Prionobrama filigera

A peaceful, transparent schooling fish with a blood-red tail that earns its name.

Charax gibbosus

A rarely-seen South American oddity with a see-through body and a quirky head-down posture.

Hemigrammus erythrozonus

A fiery neon stripe makes this hardy little tetra a beginner's best friend.

Hemigrammus rodwayi

The golden color isn't natural. It takes a parasite to unlock it.

Hyphessobrycon roseus

A tiny, rosy schooling tetra that thrives in peaceful community tanks.

Creagrutus beni

A little-known Bolivian characin that rewards patient keepers with quiet charm.

Paracheirodon simulans

The neon's lesser-known cousin, with a greener stripe and wilder roots.

Nannostomus marilynae

A rare pencilfish that moonlights in cryptic stripes every single night.

Thayeria ifati

The rarest penguin tetra, with a boldly defined tail stripe and colorful fin tips.

Nannostomus harrisoni

A rare, gentle pencilfish that thrives in groups and rewards patient keepers.

Carnegiella strigata strigata

A tiny, peaceful surface-dweller with a deep-keeled body unlike any other tetra.

Hemigrammus ocellifer

Two glowing spots, nose to tail. A classic community tetra that delivers every time.

Hemigrammus hyanuary

A peaceful little tetra that looks like a stretched head-and-tail light fish.

Lepidarchus adonis

A tiny, transparent West African gem that rewards patient, detail-oriented keepers.

Ladigesia roloffi

A tiny West African gem that thrives in groups and rewards patient keepers.

Odontostilbe kriegi

A small, peaceful South American schooler that thrives in the mid-water column.

Pseudochalceus kyburzi

A peaceful Colombian schooler with a nippy streak worth planning around.

Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis

A subtly beautiful schooling tetra that rewards keepers who buy a proper-sized group.